I have the new manual version and have tested the autos, I love the design and it's usefulness however what I have an issue with is the hrc on the steel, they are soft and don't hold an edge as long at it should.
@CivilianWarrior how can I contact you my friend. Have a few questions on a product in a previous video. About requirements for that product Tha nks Adam
I have the auto and the fluted aluminum manual one. Since I got them a little over a month ago in a trade, I haven't had any other knives in my pocket besides one of the Stitches. I think its a great edc knife. If you like knives if there size I think its a great deal. The M390MK on the manual seems like it may hold an edge slightly better but I haven't done enough hard cutting with the 2 to really say for sure.
this is my favorite knife from Microtech. It quickly became my goto EDC knife. You must have very different hands than me .I love the feel ,the gimping on the Stitch. Fits my hands like no other knife I own. I have the manual. I also hunt a lot. This is in no way a knife I would use skinning a moose or deer. It is not designed for it. Your comments about it being a skinner makes me believe perhaps you are not a hunter?
No offense but you sound a little whiny. Love my Stitch. Best knife hands down. Blows everything out the water…Including my Socoms and Pro-Techs. Fires hard. Eats everything I throw at it. Holds an edge better than most other blades I’ve owned. What’s your favorite blade?
None taken, I hate my voice lol. For me it's between the dynamis alliance razorback or the half face blades mk1. At the end of the day it's down to personal opinions
I'm a self-confessed Microtech nerd. I just picked up a Stitch, and I'm very impressed with it. I see what you're saying about the gimping being far up. I feel like it's a good thing where I can hold it further back on the handle and get more leverage, or I can shift my hand up and put my thumb and finger on the gimping and the choil for more precise applications. I love my OTFs and my LUDT, but the OTFs are more like adult fidget tools for me, and the Stitch is like the LUDT on steroids.
Interesting subjectivity into the Stitch as it’s a comparable favorite of mine to my Chris Reeve’s Umnumzaan or Sebenza 31 Magnacut. I personally, 100%, carry my Stitch for self-defense and with a Large size, Mechanix Glove, this knife is absolutely perfect for me in every way. Hands down my favorite Microtech to date, especially the all-black configuration with the brass stand-offs. Respect your review, maybe a scaled down version would suit you; if Microtech made one. 👊🏽
My only gripe with the all black one is all the text on the blade, with the white writing it stands out quite a bit more opposed to the SW or apocalyptic finishes. The Stitch is an awesome knife and definitely agree with you about how perfect it is 100%.
so how does that work if a thug tries to attack you? do you always walk around with one glove on in scetchy areas, or do you kindly ask the criminal to wait for a sec. and then put on the *stitch-glove* ?
I love the design of this knife. It's an old school throwback to larger heavy knives of the past. This knife may just NOT be a good fit for your grip, but from a quality standpoint and design standpoint it's my favorite Microtech of all-time as well as my favorite overall folder of all-time.
Ha! Im looking into one and I thought it was small lol. It looks a lot more like the kind I like. Big folders small fixed blades. The lack of jimping and texture is a big flag. Serrated any different?
I'd say close to zero chance it opens accidentally. You really need to press down hard and if for whatever reason it did, you'd probably feel it open bc it does have force behind it.
It's not happening. You've got absolutely nothing to worry about with an accidental deployment. The person who made this video said a bunch of stuff about the button, I'll tell you, simply, you just have to be deliberate. Get one if you can, you will not be disappointed. I own two. Outstanding tool. A bit extreme in a couple of dimensional categories. Awesome knife. Bulletproof folder.
IMO jumping in that area you are asking for would be useless. I carry my stitch and im someone who likes a forward choil but does most my cutting in the regular grip. I have a medium size hang and my thumb lands perfectly on the jimping from normal grip. I would have to bring my hand all the way back to the end of handle to have my thumb anywhere near that area
Civilian, for sure. I don’t doubt your knowledge for knives and what not, but you must remember that saying a knife sucks isn’t for you to say. Of course you can say what you want about it, but as a civilian you only have so much experience when it comes to really having to use your knife as it is meant to be used..not just to be admired and pick out flaws. So in short, it’s a tool, use it like a tool, a lot of people collect, and hey more power to them, but again, in the end, it’s a meant to be used tool. So use it and the more you use it and get to know it the more you’ll either really and truly know why it “sucks” for you. But yours looks like it’s in mint condition so how can one know if it sucks. I mean no disrespect either, im very open to your response and others as well.
Agreed…I love mine and have a hard choice between the stitch and Sebenza when I leave the house…Then again, depends on where I’m going or what I’m doing also.
The 2017 ones are top notch. Forget about the newer stuff tbh. 3V steel ones are the icing on the cake. Carried one for years, loved it and carry it still here and there.
@@CivilianWarrior this and my Protech SnG have both done stuff which is considered as fix blade tasks, never had a lock failure or broke a spring. I assume the often seen soft steel has something to do with an whole batch beeing ass, but there are multiple posts with MSI's that reached 64 hrc so you gotta get lucky haha 🤷🏼♂️. Sad to say so about MT, their older stuff is sé shit 🔥
I own 2, these sell like hotcakes. I love mine and i too have medium sized hands. I usually just use it to open boxes and cut up cardboard. I always carry a fixed blade for self defense.
@@CivilianWarrior recently i have been carrying a push dagger it’s the microtech bee, or a karambit by bastinelli knives. Both are easily concealed and minimalistic. I sometimes also carry a benchmade socp dagger.
Chill out yall, the man has a right to say the knife sucks to him if he wants to. Thats the beauty of freedom of speech. Which we are greatly being threatened with losing daily.
you are spot-on with your critique, i'm a 6.3 guy with large hands and even for me this knife feels awkward in the hand. the design is about as good as the ergos are bad.
I think it's a cool looking knife. Unless I didn't have any choice, I would never fight with any folding knife. For me, my folding knives are toys or tactical jewelry. Fixed blades are my working tools.
Yeah I’m mean ultimately as most experts say you only knife fight when you have nothing else. If you can evade you evade because knife fights are brutal. I think your fortune telling of having getting to choose fixed or folding you might want to think about. Basically whatever you have on you and whatever you normally carry everyday whether pocket jewelry, fixed or folding your going to fight with. So if you carry those working fixed blades knifes everyday in same spot in all situations then I would tend to agree. However as you have already stated you change it up. So you might be pulling a 650 folding knife to save your life or someone else’s life never say never. I have seen some $100 folding knife Being abused and they can be as used as hard a fixed blade knife it might break but if it solves the problem and that what you had with you. I dunno your fixed blade logic is flawed
Good review! I’ll figure out something else to do with my $450😂 It sucks when knife makers have a cool design and screw it up with such basic mistakes.
This is definitely a knife that is far from screwed up. I think its an amazing deal for the price being a fully American made knife. The build quality and fit and finish is as good if not better then other companies making knives in the U.S. in the same price range. Thats my opinion though, you are obviously entitled to yours as well but if you handled one I think you may change your mind
Dude, you might want to buy a new couch, paint your walls or at least hang a cool banner, if you are putting yourself on you tube as a reviewer. Ya know attention to detail and such. Have just s little class. Lol
No one is ever happy lol I have nothing on the wall I'm poor and classless. I hang one of my peter lik's that's worth over $100k on the wall and I'm showing off 🤦♂️
Beat the hell out of my Stitch going on 5+ years now. It's not the right knife for everyone, but as my daily carry beater knife it’s by far one of my favorites. The ergonomics of this knife are absolutely incredible, but that's just my personal opinion & experience. My other daily well abused knife is a CRKT M21-14DSF with about ten years of abuse. Anything that withstands the amount of daily abuse my knives receive, tends to be well built. The stitch is very unique & extremely well built…🫡👍
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What do you think? Is it worth the $450? And if you own one, do you actually carry it and use it on a regular basis?
I have the new manual version and have tested the autos, I love the design and it's usefulness however what I have an issue with is the hrc on the steel, they are soft and don't hold an edge as long at it should.
@@NeevesKnives yeah same with me in regards to the hrc. Pretty sure I forgot to mention that in the video or cut that part out
@CivilianWarrior how can I contact you my friend. Have a few questions on a product in a previous video. About requirements for that product Tha nks
Adam
@@valdez1580 you can find my email in the about section of my channel. You can also ask me things here
I have the auto and the fluted aluminum manual one. Since I got them a little over a month ago in a trade, I haven't had any other knives in my pocket besides one of the Stitches. I think its a great edc knife. If you like knives if there size I think its a great deal. The M390MK on the manual seems like it may hold an edge slightly better but I haven't done enough hard cutting with the 2 to really say for sure.
The stitch is an awesome knife. Zero stars for you.
That's fair
I love that in you.
@@CivilianWarriorawesome answer to a dissenting opinion. I'm not hot shit or anything but you just got a new sub for answering like a man. RIGHTEOUS.
@@vspec17 thank you I appreciate that!
Many Thanks!
The auto Stitch is the best $400 knife made today, the Ram-Lok Stitch is the best $300 knife made today.
Love the knife, only thing I hate is the billboarding on the blade...
i like the "I don't have small hands. I wear medium size gloves". That's the definition of small hands. lmao
hate medium gloves at work 😂
this is my favorite knife from Microtech. It quickly became my goto EDC knife. You must have very different hands than me .I love the feel ,the gimping on the Stitch. Fits my hands like no other knife I own. I have the manual. I also hunt a lot. This is in no way a knife I would use skinning a moose or deer. It is not designed for it. Your comments about it being a skinner makes me believe perhaps you are not a hunter?
No offense but you sound a little whiny. Love my Stitch. Best knife hands down. Blows everything out the water…Including my Socoms and Pro-Techs. Fires hard. Eats everything I throw at it. Holds an edge better than most other blades I’ve owned. What’s your favorite blade?
None taken, I hate my voice lol. For me it's between the dynamis alliance razorback or the half face blades mk1. At the end of the day it's down to personal opinions
@@CivilianWarriorVoice is fine. Just busting your balls. Will check those ones out. Have a good one…🍻
I'm a self-confessed Microtech nerd. I just picked up a Stitch, and I'm very impressed with it. I see what you're saying about the gimping being far up. I feel like it's a good thing where I can hold it further back on the handle and get more leverage, or I can shift my hand up and put my thumb and finger on the gimping and the choil for more precise applications. I love my OTFs and my LUDT, but the OTFs are more like adult fidget tools for me, and the Stitch is like the LUDT on steroids.
Interesting subjectivity into the Stitch as it’s a comparable favorite of mine to my Chris Reeve’s Umnumzaan or Sebenza 31 Magnacut. I personally, 100%, carry my Stitch for self-defense and with a Large size, Mechanix Glove, this knife is absolutely perfect for me in every way. Hands down my favorite Microtech to date, especially the all-black configuration with the brass stand-offs. Respect your review, maybe a scaled down version would suit you; if Microtech made one. 👊🏽
Thank you! Yeah maybe if they made a slightly smaller version bc I really did want to like it a lot.
My only gripe with the all black one is all the text on the blade, with the white writing it stands out quite a bit more opposed to the SW or apocalyptic finishes. The Stitch is an awesome knife and definitely agree with you about how perfect it is 100%.
so how does that work if a thug tries to attack you? do you always walk around with one glove on in scetchy areas, or do you kindly ask the criminal to wait for a sec. and then put on the *stitch-glove* ?
My favorite knife that I own.
I love the design of this knife. It's an old school throwback to larger heavy knives of the past. This knife may just NOT be a good fit for your grip, but from a quality standpoint and design standpoint it's my favorite Microtech of all-time as well as my favorite overall folder of all-time.
Ha! Im looking into one and I thought it was small lol. It looks a lot more like the kind I like. Big folders small fixed blades. The lack of jimping and texture is a big flag. Serrated any different?
What do you think the chances of this knife opening accidentally in my pocket are?
I'd say close to zero chance it opens accidentally. You really need to press down hard and if for whatever reason it did, you'd probably feel it open bc it does have force behind it.
It's not happening. You've got absolutely nothing to worry about with an accidental deployment. The person who made this video said a bunch of stuff about the button, I'll tell you, simply, you just have to be deliberate. Get one if you can, you will not be disappointed. I own two. Outstanding tool. A bit extreme in a couple of dimensional categories. Awesome knife. Bulletproof folder.
IMO jumping in that area you are asking for would be useless. I carry my stitch and im someone who likes a forward choil but does most my cutting in the regular grip. I have a medium size hang and my thumb lands perfectly on the jimping from normal grip. I would have to bring my hand all the way back to the end of handle to have my thumb anywhere near that area
Civilian, for sure. I don’t doubt your knowledge for knives and what not, but you must remember that saying a knife sucks isn’t for you to say. Of course you can say what you want about it, but as a civilian you only have so much experience when it comes to really having to use your knife as it is meant to be used..not just to be admired and pick out flaws. So in short, it’s a tool, use it like a tool, a lot of people collect, and hey more power to them, but again, in the end, it’s a meant to be used tool. So use it and the more you use it and get to know it the more you’ll either really and truly know why it “sucks” for you. But yours looks like it’s in mint condition so how can one know if it sucks. I mean no disrespect either, im very open to your response and others as well.
Outstanding appraisal. Without a catastrophic failure, the terms are a bit extreme.
Many Thanks!
Thanks for watching
I have big hands xl gloves so sometimes I feel like it’s to small for me otherwise my favorite knife I own.
Agreed…I love mine and have a hard choice between the stitch and Sebenza when I leave the house…Then again, depends on where I’m going or what I’m doing also.
I don't wish that my hands were small enough for XL gloves to actually fit, but it would be really nice to see XXL gloves readily available.
The 2017 ones are top notch. Forget about the newer stuff tbh.
3V steel ones are the icing on the cake. Carried one for years, loved it and carry it still here and there.
I've heard that a lot even from a friend who lost his and handled mine.
@@CivilianWarrior this and my Protech SnG have both done stuff which is considered as fix blade tasks, never had a lock failure or broke a spring. I assume the often seen soft steel has something to do with an whole batch beeing ass, but there are multiple posts with MSI's that reached 64 hrc so you gotta get lucky haha 🤷🏼♂️. Sad to say so about MT, their older stuff is sé shit 🔥
I own 2, these sell like hotcakes. I love mine and i too have medium sized hands. I usually just use it to open boxes and cut up cardboard. I always carry a fixed blade for self defense.
What fixed blade are you carrying?
@@CivilianWarrior recently i have been carrying a push dagger it’s the microtech bee, or a karambit by bastinelli knives. Both are easily concealed and minimalistic. I sometimes also carry a benchmade socp dagger.
@@akui88 all excellent choices!
Chill out yall, the man has a right to say the knife sucks to him if he wants to. Thats the beauty of freedom of speech. Which we are greatly being threatened with losing daily.
you are spot-on with your critique, i'm a 6.3 guy with large hands and even for me this knife feels awkward in the hand.
the design is about as good as the ergos are bad.
MY FAVORITE EDC KNIFE EVER!!! I'm going back to METAl COMPLEX and staying!
Would not pay $450 for it, but it is one cool looking knife.
Exactly
Good review, but I do think the shape of the blade looks weird.
Diametrically opposed to your opinion. Awesome video. Solid.
I respect that, that's for watching!
@@CivilianWarrior no doubt man. Thanks for the good content.
it's so impractical it makes a bad OTF look good!
I think it's a cool looking knife. Unless I didn't have any choice, I would never fight with any folding knife. For me, my folding knives are toys or tactical jewelry. Fixed blades are my working tools.
I agree with you. I love my dynamis razorback and MK1 from half face blades
Yeah I’m mean ultimately as most experts say you only knife fight when you have nothing else. If you can evade you evade because knife fights are brutal. I think your fortune telling of having getting to choose fixed or folding you might want to think about. Basically whatever you have on you and whatever you normally carry everyday whether pocket jewelry, fixed or folding your going to fight with. So if you carry those working fixed blades knifes everyday in same spot in all situations then I would tend to agree. However as you have already stated you change it up. So you might be pulling a 650 folding knife to save your life or someone else’s life never say never. I have seen some $100 folding knife Being abused and they can be as used as hard a fixed blade knife it might break but if it solves the problem and that what you had with you. I dunno your fixed blade logic is flawed
Good review! I’ll figure out something else to do with my $450😂
It sucks when knife makers have a cool design and screw it up with such basic mistakes.
This is definitely a knife that is far from screwed up. I think its an amazing deal for the price being a fully American made knife. The build quality and fit and finish is as good if not better then other companies making knives in the U.S. in the same price range. Thats my opinion though, you are obviously entitled to yours as well but if you handled one I think you may change your mind
LUDT over Stitch all day, everyday!
That is an excellent option over the stitch in my opinion
The manual stitch is totally different and way better than
I definitely want to check that one out
By the title, I was expecting a woman to come out.
You way over think things... keep it simple
Dude, you might want to buy a new couch, paint your walls or at least hang a cool banner, if you are putting yourself on you tube as a reviewer. Ya know attention to detail and such.
Have just s little class.
Lol
No one is ever happy lol I have nothing on the wall I'm poor and classless. I hang one of my peter lik's that's worth over $100k on the wall and I'm showing off 🤦♂️
🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲
Beat the hell out of my Stitch going on 5+ years now. It's not the right knife for everyone, but as my daily carry beater knife it’s by far one of my favorites. The ergonomics of this knife are absolutely incredible, but that's just my personal opinion & experience. My other daily well abused knife is a CRKT M21-14DSF with about ten years of abuse. Anything that withstands the amount of daily abuse my knives receive, tends to be well built. The stitch is very unique & extremely well built…🫡👍